yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Alex1948:
MTKD

Exe works perfectly, I do not see why they put the zip or rar. As language is another story - I think English is perfect, can not [MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION] in all languages.

I'm from Romania , I thank him in English
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
Some antivirus could block exe file downlaoded by internet. ZIP/RAR should be the preferable way.

You like english but please consider that not all people understand english, and the language (italian) is available. Why don't use it?

In the same way you like english but why don't develop the Romanian language for your people that don't understand english?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] biobio76:
Hi Guys

I am italian too, and if italian translation, or romanian, or france etc etc is available it's a "PLUS" of course, but the important is to understand what the program does and his potentiallity...... translations then must be updated regularely and it will always running behind new versions of programs...and here all users are for free and for fun, not for money, so can't be mandatory then to update the translation always..

what it's very important is to have (maybe) a "certified" guide, an how to use the magic MTK Droid tool "IN ENGLISH", with pictures and explaination in full ....

then google is your friend ....so having pictures and english guide it's enough to distribute to the world and everybody understand in the end

I guess now we should stop this bla bla bla that brings no added value to problems...

cheers
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
Probably for you it's a bla bla (thanks for your collaborative mind way...) but for many people that don't know english also language it's important because if the menu/buttoin are in native language can be understand better.

Please think not only for you but for most of the people that use this tool.

To have a native language (included with distribution) didn't means that the guide should be also transalted.

To have more didn't mean have less.

I asked to include the language that are available in the archive distribution.

Not include it toghether with the application vanify the toime spent to translate it becaiuse the user have to downlaod separately teh language.

When you downlaod other application if language are available are included with application.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
@bovirus

Good antivirus scans archives too ... and finds no exploits for Linux so as to Win they represent nothing. The archive already has 2 exploit. Some paranoid antivirus already find trojan in the exe file. Who's afraid of - you can not use ;). Empirically found that this is due to encryption of text variables.

About the translation. In the archive you can put language file only from the previous version. Was thought to check the language files on the Internet site, as it is now being verified by the new version of the program, and to establish if the file has changed. While not all the details thought out, and the time for it yet.

@All v2.5.0b bugfix become, look at signature
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
I checked that englis.lang (2.5.0) is identical o english.lang (2.4.8).

If you have a newer version of english.lang please post it and I will make a fast comparison (I can use InItranslation utility that in a few minutes show new/orphan strings).

Plase keep in cntact about language development.

Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
This is not always

@All v2.5.0c Bugfix become
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
I know very well.. English.lang

2.4.7 and 2.4.8 are different (infact I updated the italian.lang)

2.4.8 and 2.5.0 are identical.

2.5.0b/2.5.0c I will check...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
v2.5.1 become.

@bovirus

langs include ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
Thanks to include language files. :fingers-crossed:

If you will update the app and it will require a language changes I can do in a short time.

Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nougiw:
Hi there, very nice tool you made. I have a small problem though. When I connect my alcatel one touch S'Pop to MtkDroidTools I get this message.

--->>> Connect to device <<<---

ATTENTION! File /system/recovery-from-boot.p which restore factory recovery in case of phone switching on in a normal mode Is Found!

When I first saw it, I ignored it. I flashed CWM into phone and I on boot-up I went directly to recovery and it was CWM. CWM couldn't mount usb so I restarted, connected it to my desktop and copied the root_script.zip from windows. Then back to recovery to install the .zip and CWM had gone! It took me to the stock recovery!! Somehow the device understood there is a custom recovery and after my first boot into system it deleted it and re-installed the factory recovery. Now I understood what the warning on MtkDoidTools says... Do you have any workaround for this or am I stuck with the factory recovery for ever?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hhan2220:
hello

noob here. I rooted the phone and then sim unlocked it.

I have 4010X T'pop . I tried to install CWM recovery image via mobile uncle tools - it failed. Now the logo screen blinks while trying to enter the recovery console. using power+vol up button :(

anyone any idea to suggest to get a CWM installed.

thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
[MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION]

Thanks again for you activity.

Could you add In the first post in the History the 2.5.1 link?

I propose you to leave unhide "History" context (always visble) to show imemdiately (for noob) the realtive version.

I compose a full changelog of all version. Could you think that should be usefull?

This morning I will get you explanation in teh sceond post and I think to make a PDF with you wonderfull guide,

I will post tyhe full changelog and the guide (in PDF) for all suers.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] syserr:
You could click the Thanks button too... ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
[MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION]

Could be usefull the files attached (proposal to include in next build)?

I maked a PDF file with all suggestiona and big images that you posted in the second post.

What do you think to include a full changelog (like the file attached) in the first post?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
@nougiw

look at 9th step guide from OP

@hhan2220

this thread is not to unbrick

@bovirus

thanks :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nerbiyoso:
I can see from the first post that the latest version of MDRT is already 2.4.2. :good: What are the changes?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cyberangel22k:
it's just 4 kb.. is that wrong?

EDIT: Sorry, I forgot to copy and paste the size of my cache partition (i'm ext4) so I tried again and worked. But I got another problem. When flashing the CWM recovery, I get this error.

I will attach the log from sp flash tool. Thanks a lot man...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
@cyberangel22k

Try other SPFT version, for example V3.1244.0.sn85 and when there will be an error 8038 change some block names in scatter file. __ NODL_OTP rename into __ NODL_RSV_OTP , and CUSTPACK2 into CUSTPACK.

... more carefully with this non-standard Alkatel! I hope that ROM is readback including the block android and you have a backup of all important blocks?

@nerbiyoso

bugfixes
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cyberangel22k:
Thank. No worries about bricking. It's still new so I don't have important data. It's easy to unbrick using one touch upgrade utility. I will give feedback later. Thanks a lot for the help..

EDIT: ok tried the new version but with the same error. then tried to change the block names you mentioned in the scatter file and got this error when pressed download...

attached is the SPFT log.. Thanks a lot for keeping posted...;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
@cyberangel22k

03/20/2013 10:52:07.435 FlashTool[2484][3676][DEBUG]: NandLayoutParameter::CompareIsNandLayoutMatched(): NOT MATCH: load item key(CUSTPACK2), value(0x3444000), target item key(CUSTPACK), value(0x3444000).(.\NandLayoutParameter.cpp,134)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cyberangel22k:
oh, how silly of me.. I forgot to change the scatter file from the backup folder (which I edited) but instead the original scatter file. I'm trying again now but from the start just in case I messed up something earlier. Thanks a lot for the help... I will keep posting for results. hope this time, I get this... Cheers!:highfive:

---------- Post added at 04:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:41 PM ----------

Guess what... I'm rooted now.. Thank you so much for the big help...:highfive::victory:

First boot after the install of SU got bricked just like it said. then I used SPFT to download the patched boot.img and then success!!!

Thank you! thank you!!! many users of this device will be happy because of this:good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nerbiyoso:
this might be related to the automatic saving of clockworkmod backup on the sdcard. Do you have any space left on your sdcard before you perform the backup process? i've asked rua awhile back about a feature to disable the auto-saving to sdcard for this type of issue like low sdcard space although i haven't experienced it myself.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cheche358:
Nop...

Thinking that it was something like that so try 2 things:

1. - Delete all files on the SD card to make it completely clean and the phone was once again frozen and the same error message in the "MTK Droid Root & Tools v2.4.1".

2. - Change the 2Gb SD Card by another newly formatted and clean ( 4Gb ) ... Same error message !!! :eek:

The "Root Droid MTK" no longer throws the error "Zero file, no space left on device" but the result is always the same: When is finishing copying "system.ext4img" the phone freeze and says "the program will be closed" ... :mad:

Another idea????
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
From your image attachement, it was said : lost communication ... mean something wrong with your USB Connection and phone. Please check your port. Use USB 2.0 will be better than usb 3 :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
@cheche358

I shall look at log.txt file from the folder with the program
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hamzairshad:
stuck

im stuck at read back :( it just doesnt moves nothing happens. it stays on searching . but i do get an error on download when i try to flash the recovery . it says eboot error android partition size changed.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cheche358:
Thanks for replying rua1...

I don´t know exactly what happened but it finally worked !! :cowboy:

Same micro sd, same phone, same firmware, same version of "Droid Tools" but it worked ...

Send copy of "log.txt" anyway...

Thank you very much !! :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cyberangel22k:
Hi, rua1. i'm back... i would like to ask something. i'm trying to debug the error. as I see in the log, SPFT needs to find other partitions like preloader.bin, etc. I put only recovery.img and boot.img with the scatterfile. In my machine, everything runs, ok without it but in others, they get this error 4050. tried replicating the error but it still works fine on my machine.

This is one of the logs with this error.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1824010&d=1363921671

Thanks for your time.:D

---------- Post added at 12:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:44 PM ----------

maybe you don't have proper drivers installed. also try plugging the phone without the batttery. I was with this problem too before. it cant detect the device. it's just charging when I plug the device in. but when I removed the battery and plugged it in, it worked!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
@cyberangel22k

hm ... try to remove the next lines from scatter file

__NODL_BMTPOOL 0xFFFF0A80
{
}
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kazzarian:
i have this N9776 Device, with Padphone printed on the back.

i created the Scatter file and everything...

all went fine till step 5

but m stuck at Step 6 where after clicking on Readback, it searches for the device......i am stuck there....i am not getting that green signal.....

Please help

i tried these combinations:

switched off the phone, Pressed Volume Up + Power - Nothing happens, device starts normally

Switched OFF, Power + Volume Down - Takes me to some menu where it says full test, etc. etc.

Switched OFF, Power+Volume UP+Down - device starts normally.......

tried these combinations but the Flash tool just keeps searching.........kindly help

i bought this phone from china to india......but none of the sim cards are working.......want to break the network lock, kindly help
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cyberangel22k:
Did you try to connect without battery? No keys pressed. Thats how it works for me..

---------- Post added at 04:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:26 PM ----------

Ok thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] warfab:
Good day rua1. I'm one of the ones getting the 4050 error with cyberangel22k's CWM installation procedure. I removed the said lines but still get the 4050 error. Attached is the set of logs from my pc.

Edit: Never mind. Followed advice from here and all's well now.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jg77:
Stuck at boot logo

Hi, first I want to thank you for the great tool and info about rooting. With your method I could finally root my phone after days and days trying :laugh:

But now I have a (huge) problem. After I root my phone, I used a tool (Mt657xRepartition_EN.apk) to enlarge the app storage. I choose a 2.5G partition for apps, and the tool said it did, after that I booted into recovery and did a factory wipe. Now it won't start anymore, I'm stuck at the boot logo. Before I did that repartition tool I made a backup with CWM (and also I still have the backup created by MTK Droid Root & Tools during root process). Now when I want to restore my CWM backup from recovery it says E:Can't mount /emmc and E:Can't mount /sdcard. What to do now?

This is what I'm able to mount and what not from CWM:

Mountable:

/data

/cache

Not able to mount:

/system

/emmc

/sdcard

/sd-ext (don't have external sdcard)

Can you tell me the correct procedure to restore (any of the 2 backups I have)?

Thank you!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hamzairshad:
[/COLOR]

maybe you don't have proper drivers installed. also try plugging the phone without the batttery. I was with this problem too before. it cant detect the device. it's just charging when I plug the device in. but when I removed the battery and plugged it in, it worked![/QUOTE]

tried the same method on 3 pcs. if i read back it just stays there if i try to flash a recovery thorough scatter file by clicking download it gives me android partition size changed . im using sp_flash_tool_v2.1134.00
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
[MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION]

Thanks to you for application development.

I believe that could be better that the first post show always History/Languages section and the default action for button is "Hide" (now is SHOW).

Theese info (Hystory/Languages) are important for many user (not only noob).

And could be better that are always visible

Please include in language section the info that languages are already included in 2.5.1 (ad later version)....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nougiw:
Could you provide a link please?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
Please raed carefully the first posts (should be done before to post... in each forum...)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Alex1948:
For [MENTION=637263]bovirus[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION] replied - step 9. Do not know why you put and you.

Fellow forum also has a problem.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bovirus:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38337401&postcount=5

Step 9
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sarry86:
Thank you very much for this wonderful tool, i wish i could donate to u but.....:( anyway every mtdt creates a wrong scatter file for my tab which is mt6572a don't know why
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] oscarblue48:
[MENTION=4905694]sarry86[/MENTION] I assume you are using the latest build of the tool? Perhaps if you were to attach your Mtdroid tools log.txt file to your post someone might be able to help you with this problem.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] johnnyx83:
is it possible to create a cwm flashable recovery from ROM files wich created already by MTKtools??

the point is not to use SPflash tool ..

and restore the backed up ROM using only CWM
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sarry86:
[MENTION=5262551]oscarblue48[/MENTION] i wish i could attach here, i have already uploaded it but i can't attach here :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] syserr:
Yes.

What you need for a CWM-style ROM is boot.img and /system. The only trick to convert a SPFT-style "system.img" to a /system is be able to extract the files of the image.

It seems sometimes I need to use simg2img.py to prep the image. Sometimes I just need to loopback mount it if it is plan old ext4 filesystem, from EMMC. I think some MTK stuff was once yaffs2 and now some is ubifs, I haven't dealt with those.

On Linux I do this in my scripts to unpack a system.img...

mkdir mnt
sudo mount -o loop,ro system.img mnt
sudo cp -a mnt system
sudo chown -R $USER.users system
sudo umount mnt
rmdir mnt
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Alex1948:
Restore from CWM

Read [MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION]

" B. Through CWM recovery 1. Ship phone mode CWM, without connecting the phone to the program . 2. Choose the phone backup and restore-> restore and folder with the date and time on bekup.Esli 6575 backup was on the inner card instead restore choose restore from internal sdcard 3. Confirm selection Yes - restore If backup was without cache and userdata, then, if necessary, do reset to factory" - sorry is translation from Russian - http://forum.china-iphone.ru/viewtopic.php?p=496116#p496116
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
added to the description v2.5.1:

Known unresolved problems v2.5.1:

doesn't make backup ubifs blocks

block secro incorrectly saves on some phones with MTD type flash if it is not mounted in the system

doesn't make scatter in a new format for 6582 and 6572 devices ( in development process)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Alex1948:
2.5.1

And MT6572 without yaffs2 and now some is ubifs , work .???

I mean secro and MTKDroid 2.4.... [MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION] , scatter file , most importantly, from the leave, adress block, size.

There are problems ?!

---------- Post added at 03:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 PM ----------

What to do with these scripts.

When making backup MTDroid on sdcard has clockword folder - BACKUP - restore - see [MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION]

From CWM Recovery (smartphone)-restore backup

I do not understand, scripts over scripts when MTKDroid without them makes them all easier and faster.

You do not think many who come here know Python , Lynux , ADB
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] johnnyx83:
i'm able to extract system.img by using "ext4_unpacker.exe" under windows and have got all the files and folders, but what should i do then ??

boot.img is already there, i know that i need to write a nandroid.MD5 file that contains all the files's MD5, but before that can i make a TAR

file for the extracted system.img files and folders?? and can CWM recognize it??
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Alex1948:
No

You do not good, you do not need tar. I'll explain later. What chipset do you have?

Post scatter file , partitions.

See http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38337401&postcount=5

Read Back and folder in MTKDroid Backup - ForFlashtoolFromReadBack , where you, among other , recovery and nonmodified recovery(original).Flash recovery and you CWM.

Go into CWM recovery , phone on USB - but read carefully what's written [MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION],not to explain it.I'll make a backup on sdcard.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sarry86:
Thanks for addressing the issue of scatter file on newer mt6572 mt6589, when creating a scatter for these chips its created as mt6516 :(

Sent from my parachute :P
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
@sarry86

As I understand from owners (I have no 6582/72 devices), with old type of scatter only ubifs blocks are not Downloaded. Everything else works. To 6589 using the old type of scatter.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wahyupct:
Hey all please help..i use mtkdroid tools but something wrong with it..my device is s4 clone mtk6572..thank you

http://i.imgur.com/LN5q8ES.jpg
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sarry86:
Look at my files..
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rua1:
@sarry86

Filename can be wrong when make scatter from firmware.info. Connect device to PC, сhoose Block map button, then Create scatter file.

@wahyupct

This is not the first time. I do not know how to solve it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wahyupct:
[MENTION=5119815]rua1[/MENTION]

Thank you my master for the answer...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] syserr:
I tried to answer this:

Alex seemed frustrated:

johnnyx83, I read your message thinking you wanted to package a CWM-style ROM from your backups. Re-reading your original message, I don't know if you want to create a CWM-style ROM "update..zip" or if you want a nandroid backup to restore?

You say you know you need to write a nandroid.MD5... So I guess, I was wrong and you are trying to create a nandroid backup so you can restore it. If that's the case, I don't have specific knowledge in that area -- and ignore the process to extract system.img.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tyaru_hydeto:
is that possible if I use MTKdroid to install CWM in my HDC N9006- MTK6582

thank's for answer master of MTK ... :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] johnnyx83:
first,thank you guys,

second,

to make my self clear as possible let me explain more :

what i have is : complete ROM backup(*) ready to be used by SPflash tool.

what i need is : how to make a so called "CWM-style " from (*)

the reason is : i'm afraid of using SPflash tool and feel that CWM recovery is safer..

i was toled that only 2 files are needed wich are : system.img and boot.img in order to make a CWM-style backup

and the question is : can CWM read those files in this format (i. e. .img)?? or i need to convert them to ".ext4.tar" ?? and how ??
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] johnnyx83:
Ok,

Hardware : MT6572

Model : hedy72_wet_jb3

Build number : ALPS.JB3.MP.V1

Build date UTC : 20130930-103359

Android v : 4.2.9

Baseband v: MOLY.WR8.W1315.MD.WG.MP.V1, 2013/09/24 17:23

Kernel v : 3.4.5 (wangsongsong@huaqi-server) (gcc version 4.6.x-google 20120106 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Mon Sep 30 18:26:58 CST 2013

Uboot

build v : -----

LCD Driver IC : 1-hx8389b_dsi_vdo

Custom : I6328.7200.02.02.A.A-V0.0.3B0930

-------------------

notice:

MTKtool failed to complete a full backup on my phone (perhaps due to its low internal storage ~1.2 GB)

the process stock at making file "system.img" at size 650MB

see the attachment #2 please